Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-10-27
Held for Trial |!
THE DEXTER HEARING.

dy, stating that the circumstances were
such as TO leave a lasting impression that
Mr.. Barron was the object of a foul muir
der. Now after a period of nearly ten
years the Government has found a clue
that we believe will eventually lead to the
conviction of the murderers. 1t is not our
purpose to lay before this Court at this
time all the facts tending to implcate
these men, but simply to outline in a gen
eral way the important evidence which we
say j. sufficient to show probable cause
for holding the prisoners. We shall start
with the great central fact that both the
prisoners have admitted at different times
and 10 different persons that they were the
perpetrators of this terrible crime.
Benjamin g. Thompson, of Dexter. ties
titled to seeing man in the vicinity of the
bank the day Of the tragedy, whom he now
identified a. Cromwell
Daniel W. McCrilli>, of Dexter, testified
Saw the prisoner Stain on the day of the
murder on the street near the Merchants
Exchange hotel. ON cros>-cXamination
the witness said he had no doubt as to the
identity of the prisoner. but would not
swear positively.
Elmer \ Brewster. Dexter, sworn.
Have seen Stain before. On the day of
the Barron murder few minutes after
noon. a man came 10 my store after crack
eiN ana cheese
GIpE>rIIY STAIN - THE Man.
Thomas Bickcll saw man standing in
tto hank door and identified Stain As that
man Another man was standing behind
h.m inside the door putting on AN over
casf hut could not see his face. This was
about four O'Clock in the afternoon
Cl,a,. II Basley. ar corinth. testified
that H., wa, In Dexter Feb. 22 ls--
W.pf. thu. hauk IN cash a check lust
a. he ,,a, ,-nju., mn fbc stair, AZ about
II 40, n >au "a mans foot di>appear
fhranrh the door leading To- The Masonic
uau,,I,i,l. va.. Chased from inside
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ha'" made Medhrld my nome since l
was tlGht wears "ln. Have hcei al sea
more or les OF me Time. was IN Med
field IN -" and lived With David l. STAN.
At ihat TIME thcre va a uodf ol men Or
ganlzrd Tor all Kinds OF robbery composed
Of STAN. r"mWtIl. William Bel Young
STAN and my sell hcr headquarters
were at STAN house "her' tht various
schemes were riahh"i our method vas
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then steal w. ne n""tt Wa usually
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TICK Mass. on a farm a. foreman and
halc worked there good deal since The
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